Example sentences of "and we [verb] for the " in BNC.

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1 When the complexities of circumstance defeat analysis , and we grope for the best prediction or choice attainable , we do not doubt that there is a better founded prediction or better informed choice which no one perhaps will be lucky enough to hit on .
2 It was exciting — they were good advertisements , and we waited for the first children to come .
3 There was no escape from it and we longed for the luxury of sun glasses or a peaked cap .
4 The colonel gave me a friendly pat on the shoulder , and we made for the outside world again .
5 I clapped Jamie on the shoulder a couple of times and we made for the street .
6 and erm in fact , yes , but both of just had died and we sent for the doctor and it 's
7 Now Lord we ask that the peace that you promise that passes our understanding will keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God and in its Son , your Son , our Saviour Jesus Christ and we ask for the blessing of you , of the Father upon us , as we continue to serve in your name .
8 And we hear for the first time of permanent salaried architects .
9 I immediately gestured to the Hurricanes to carry on to Malta by themselves as we were ditching and we turned for the coast ourselves , losing height all the way .
10 However , during the fifteenth century changes were introduced and we see for the first time representations of corpses , cadavers and skeletons , and it is from these — usually to be found on memorial brasses , and particularly on those in East Anglia — that we acquire our first glimpse of the English shroud .
11 Surkov and Rozanov , escaping from admirers , joined me and we headed for the exit .
12 There were handshakes all round and the usual ‘ well playeds ’ , and we headed for the PGA hut where the scores are checked and handed in .
13 And we pray for the refugees of our world , asking that those who have the power and ability to help may have the resources and will to provide food , clothing , shelter and a permanent home .
14 The pilot again tipped the canard on the edge of a stall and we dived for the field a second time .
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